Williamson breaks own New Zealand recordTayler Strong Springbank Sam, driven by Brad Williamson and trained by his father Phil, wins in New Zealand record time at Omakau this season. Trainer Phil Williamson has broken his New Zealand record for trotting wins in a season. READ MORE:* Springbank Sam breaks New Zealand record at Omakau* Successful season for Phil WilliamsonThe Oamaru trainer will have runners at the Forbury Park, Addington and Oamaru meetings this week. "We're pretty proud of that [47 wins] when there's only two or three [trotting] races on a programme," Williamson said. The gelding's four and a quarter length win at Gore a week later marked his last New Zealand start.

Source: Stuff May 16, 2016 23:43 UTC